Ontario Amendments to the Canadian Electrical

1 Ontario Amendments to the Canadian Electrical Code Part I, 1 Sections 0 through 86 of the Canadian Electrical Code Part I , exclusive of any references to any of the appendices, is adopted as part of the Electrical safety Code with the following Amendments : Section 0 Object, scope and definitions (See Appendix G) Object (see Appendix B) 1. Delete the CE Code Subsection entitled Object. 2. Delete the CE Code Subsection entitled Scope. 3. Delete the CE Code definition of acceptable and replace with the following: Acceptable not presenting an undue hazard to persons or property under the circumstances.

2 4. Delete the CE Code definition of accredited certification organization and replace with the following: Accredited certification organization see Certification organization. 5. Add the following definition: Applicable standards standards of design, construction, testing, and marking, as adopted by the Electrical safety Authority, (a) that are applied to Electrical equipment by certification organizations, field evaluation agencies, professional engineers, or other competent persons who inspect, test, and report upon Electrical equipment; and (b) that are intended to prevent exposure of persons and property to undue hazards.

3 6. Delete the CE Code definition of approved (as applied to Electrical equipment) and replace with the following: Approved authorized or approved in accordance with this Code. 7. Add the following definition: Certification organization a certification body as defined in Ontario Regulation 438/07 and is a body accredited in accordance with the Standards Council of Canada Act (Canada) to evaluate Electrical equipment and is recognized by the Electrical safety Authority. 8. Add the following definition: Connection authorization (a) when concerning supply of Electrical energy to an Electrical installation from a supply authority, signifies written permission by the Electrical safety Authority to a supply authority, or any other person or corporation, to supply electric energy to a particular Electrical installation.

4 And (b) when concerning supply of electric energy from one part of an Electrical installation to another, or from a source of electric energy other than that of a supply authority, signifies permission from the Electrical safety Authority to a contractor to connect a particular Electrical installation or part thereof to a source of electric energy. 9. Add the following definition: Contractor any person who as principal, servant, or agent, by himself or herself or by associates, employees, servants or agents performs or engages to perform, either for his or her own use and benefit or for that of another, and for or without remuneration or gain, any work with respect to any Electrical installation or any other work to which this Code applies.

5 10. Add the following definition: Ontario Amendments to the Canadian Electrical Code Part I, 2 Critical injury an injury of a serious nature that (a) places life in jeopardy; (b) produces unconsciousness; (c) results in a substantial loss of blood; (d) involves the fracture of a leg or arm but not a finger or toe; (e) involves the amputation of a leg, arm, hand or foot but not a finger or toe; (f) consists of burns to a major portion of the body; or (g) causes the loss of sight in one eye. 11. Delete the CE Code definition of current-permit.

6 12. Delete the CE Code definition of Electrical equipment and replace with the following: Electrical equipment an Electrical product or device as defined in subsection of Part VIII of the Electricity Act, 1998, and means anything used or to be used in the generation, transmission, distribution, retail or use of electricity. 13. Delete the CE Code definition of Electrical installation and replace with the following: Electrical installation the installation of any wiring in or upon any land, building, or premises from the point(s) where electric power or energy can be supplied from any source, to the point(s) where such power or energy can be used therein or thereon by any Electrical equipment and includes the connection of any such wiring with any of the said equipment and any part of that wiring, and also includes the maintenance, alteration, extension, and repair of such wiring.

7 14. Add the following definition: Electrical safety Authority in Ontario Regulation 187/09, Electrical safety Authority is designated as the sole administrative authority for the purposes of administering the provisions of the Electricity Act, 1998 and the regulations made under that Act that are designated legislation under section 1. O. Reg. 187/09, s. 2. 15. Add the following definition: Field evaluation agency as defined in Ontario Regulation 438/07, and is an inspection body accredited in accordance with the Standards Council of Canada Act (Canada) to evaluate Electrical equipment and is recognized by the Electrical safety Authority.

8 16. Delete the CE Code definition of inspection department and replace with the following: Inspection department means the Electrical safety Authority (see definition for Electrical safety Authority). 17. Add the following definition: Licensed Electrical Contractor an Electrical contractor licensed in accordance with the Ontario Regulation 570/05 (Licensing of Electrical Contractors and Master Electricians) made under the Electricity Act, 1998. 18. Add the following definition: National Building Code of Canada the Ontario Building Code.

9 19. Add the following definition: Requirements of the supply authority a code or standard under a rule or by-law of a municipal corporation or commission or under a rule of a person supplying power to such works. 20. Add the following definition: Serious Electrical incident (a) any Electrical contact that causes death or critical injury to a person; (b) any fire, explosion or condition suspected of being Electrical in origin that might have caused a fire, explosion, loss of life, critical injury to a person, or damage to property; (c) any Electrical contact with Electrical equipment operating at over 750 V; or (d) any explosion or fire of Electrical equipment operating at over 750 V.

10 Ontario Amendments to the Canadian Electrical Code Part I, 3 21. Delete the CE Code definition of special permission . 22. Delete the CE Code definition of utilization equipment and replace with the following: Utilization equipment Electrical equipment that utilizes Electrical energy for mechanical, chemical, heating, lighting, or similar useful purposes. 23. Add the following definition: Volt-amperes (with respect to an electric circuit) the mathematical product of the voltage and amperage carried thereby. 24. Delete Rules 2-000 through 2-032 of the CE Code and replace with the following.